Hey, Space Studios.

Hey there.

Welcome to Wednesday and to Radio Headspace.

It's, you guessed it, Dora.

In yesterday's episode, I shared about being in a season of loneliness, and today I wanted to explore

what it means to be alone.

Now, feeling lonely and being alone are two different experiences.

I think we've all had that urge or desire when we just need time to be

with ourselves. It feels much different than when we experience loneliness and that overwhelming

feeling of isolation and disconnection. Loneliness creates this illusion of separation,

whereas aloneness reminds us we're always connected

and we have the choice to disconnect once in a while to recharge.

From what I've learned, being alone can be a time of great insight, a time of deep reflection

and even inspiration.

On my quest to understand what fruits aloneness can bear,

I came across a book by author and priest Henry Nowan.

His book, Out of Solitude, speaks about the meaning we can find

in being alone, and how an intentional, lonely place

can be a birthplace of intimacy with ourselves.

And this had me thinking about what solitude can teach us. It can teach us how to care, how to be in community,

and most importantly, how to be who we are.

Case in point, the other day I was walking to go get a coffee. As I was stopped

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